Even Microsoft Got Put On An Allowance

Podcast: YPO Technology Network AI Brief · Stephen Forte

Opublikowano: 2026-10-09

On 5 October, The Information reported that Microsoft cut the monthly AI spending cap for most people in its Cloud and AI division, from as much as $100,000 per person to about $10,000. Two days later, Microsoft's chief executive promised "unmetered intelligence to every desk and every home." Stephen argues these are the same move. The meter on AI did not disappear. It moved, and every company now needs to decide where it sits. In this episode, Stephen Forte covers: The allowance, in two steps. In August, CNBC saw a memo telling Microsoft developers to default to an OpenAI...